What percentage of people rent in Algona, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Algona, IA, 2020–2024
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31.1% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Algona, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 793 renting households against 1,759 that own their home.

In Algona, the share of households that rent went from 36.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.1% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 793 (±183)
Median renter income: $43,685 (±$6,339)

Who rents and who owns in Algona

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Algona	Kossuth County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.1% (±6.6 points)	21.4% (±3.0 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	793 (±183)	1,399 (±203)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,759 (±174)	5,144 (±211)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,685 (±$6,339)	$44,710 (±$7,519)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,134 (±$8,390)	$76,327 (±$5,675)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Algona, the renter share is higher than in Kossuth County (21.4%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (28.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Kossuth County, Algona ranks 1 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 160 of 943.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Algona has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.1% (±4.5 points)	31.1% (±6.6 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$702 (±$43)	$885 (±$48)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,476 (±$2,835)	$56,040 (±$4,787)	+8.9%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Algona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Algona
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Algona	—	31.1% (±6.6 points)	—
Burt	8.5 mi	10.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Whittemore	9.8 mi	13.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Lone Rock	11 mi	7.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Wesley	12 mi	11.2% (±7.6 points)	Lower
West Bend	13 mi	15.3% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Lu Verne	14 mi	22.2% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fenton	14 mi	9.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Ottosen	14 mi	12.5% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burt, IA (10.8%), Whittemore, IA (13.3%), Lone Rock, IA (7.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Kossuth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Algona	31.1% (±6.6 points)
2	Swea City	30.5% (±9.5 points)
3	Bancroft	24.5% (±7.5 points)
4	Lakota	22.8% (±16.0 points)
5	Lu Verne	22.2% (±13.9 points)
6	Whittemore	13.3% (±7.6 points)
7	Wesley	11.2% (±7.6 points)

Showing 7 of 12 places in Kossuth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Algona

How many renters are there in Algona?

Algona has an estimated 793 (±183) renting households, 31.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Algona?

In Algona, the share of households that rent went from 36.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Algona?

A renting household in Algona has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Algona?

The median renting household in Algona, IA has an income of $43,685 (±$6,339) a year, against $66,134 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Algona city, Iowa (place:01135, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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